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September 2019
JMK Holsteins in Texas: From Nothing to 1400 Outstanding Holsteins in Just 35 Years

With 800 milking and dry cows, the dairy of John Koster (JMK Holsteins) is clearly below the average size in Texas (1343 cows), making it the fifth state for milk production in the US. ‘Compared to farms in the West, I a...

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September 2019
Raunhøj Dairy: The Organic Path to the Danish Conformation Top

With six finalists, including the Grand Champion, as well as the best herd group Raunhøj Dairy had a sensational performance during the Danish National Show. A visit with the Therkildsen was already scheduled. Thanks to...

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September 2019
Gaec du Terril: Using the Right Bulls for Optimal Genetics on their Organic Farm

Suddenly he appeared: Oxterril. With +218 gISU (index release 4/2019) one of the very highest in the French index round. With a relatively unknown sire (Surgeon, more about him later) and a virtually unknown maternal lin...

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September 2019
Here is #4 of the most influential breeders of the past 25 years: De-Su!

Here we are! We have arrived at the top-4, and thus the quartet of HI reader’s highest ranking breeders during the last 25 years. In this HI issue, we announce number four… and likely no one is surprised that this positi...

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September 2019
Our-Favorite: thuishaven van Unlimited en haar populaire zoon Undenied

Todd Stanek is niet opgegroeid met geregistreerde Holsteins; hij was al volwassen toen zijn passie voor fokkerij zich manifesteerde. Recentelijk, op de jaarlijkse National Holstein Convention, werd hij trots erkend als 4...

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September 2019
Very close to the breeding goal: 11 cows, 1.17 million kg lifetime production and 89 points for conformation

When our photographer Christine Massfeller was asked if she would be able to take a picture at the Kleemann family farm in Germany, the request itself was already unique. The Kleemanns’ did not just want to photograph on...

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September 2019
Longevity: What is the Basis behind Expected Lifetime Predictions?

Progressively, more and more breeders are paying attention to management traits. The reason is the impact they have on farm profitability. Chief among these traits is longevity: If an animal does well for all the other t...

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September 2019
Mike Lohuis: The 10-Year Genomic Report Card

At the Genetics Conference 2019, Dr. Mike Lohuis, Vice President of Research and Innovation at Semex, based in Guelph, Canada, presented a 10-Year report card on genomics. Lohuis started his career in the mid 80s as a si...

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August 2019
Sunnyside Nelly Atwood: Leading to Dazzling Success for a 16-Year-Old

At +4.82 for type, Schur-Vu Undenied Neon is a standout among young genomic bulls. He’s the kind that creates excitement among type enthusiasts everywhere. The source behind this impressive type specialist is his grand-d...

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August 2019
Cow Country - August 2019

In the All-New Zealand photo competition, the Ohaka-based Sherraine herd won all 3 milking classes. And testament to this 180-cow herd’s breeding, two of these cows were from Sherraine’s homebred “C” family, which repres...

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August 2019
Cow Country - August 2019

Ladd was the first polled bull used by Casey Jones on his family farm Scenery-View Farm in Pennsylvania. The results are noteworthy; within two generations Scenery-View Crackup (Simplicity-Silver) was bred; in early 2019...

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August 2019
Defiant: Great Type Option for Red-Holstein Breeders

After graduating with a daughter proof in December 2015, Scientific Defiant went on to spend more than 12 months sitting atop the Holstein type list in the US. As an added bonus, he carried the red factor and a high-prof...

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August 2019
Why Italy’s Most Fitting Ambassador Deserves an “Upgrade”

We want to begin our story about Prince with an “upgrade”. Did you know that Prince produced a total of 501,084 doses of semen, that have nearly all been sold? (And demand is still significant, so sire analyst Francesco...

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August 2019
Intriguing Sires - August 2019

The Caudumer Lol family has been a household name in Red Holstein breeding for years. In the Netherlands, but now also beyond. A prominent cow within this family, Lawn Boy daughter Caudumer Lol 292-P-Red, was one of the...

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August 2019
Focus on.. Red, Milk & Type

He supplies the type, the udders and the width & depth to the body many Red-Holstein breeders are looking for. In addition he improves the components at good milk production and combines that with A2A2 for beta casein an...

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